Spotlight 2050: Revealing the Unseen

About rad°hub

Since 2016, the rad°hub has been creating a unique platform for a lively exchange of ideas, creative moments, innovative ideas, and inspiring connections. The dialogue-oriented format aims to overcome boundaries, bring together multipliers with ideas, and promote dialogue between visionary thinkers and opinion leaders from all over the world. The interdisciplinary exchange within and outside the company creates the space to discuss the challenges of future mobility together and develop solutions.

More about rad°hub

https://www.bmwgroup.com/en/unternehmen/dialoge.html

#1 Register
First of all, you have to register on our platform. You can find a tutorial in the question "How to create an account on our platform and how to set it up?".

#2 Select the challenge 

Choose the rad°hub challenge and click "take part".

#3 Select options of participation 

There are different options as to how you can participate in our challenges: You can create a new team for the challenge, join an existing team or participate alone (for further information: Look at the next question).

#4 Submit your idea 

Download the  Submission Template. Develop new ideas and approaches and submit them via our platform's challenge workspace before the given deadline has passed.

Those who are exploring new horizons, especially within sustainability and future-focused technologies, ready to challenge the status quo and present innovative ideas for 2050 are welcome to the challenge. We are also open for Individuals from any background with unique experiences or unconventional ideas that could signal the next big shift in the global landscape. Furthermore, if you are an Expert in identifying subtle yet significant shifts in environment, society, or technolog feel free to submit your approach.

For the submission, it is sufficient to describe your idea or approach in the submission template and upload it via our platform. It does not have to be a fully developed concept with a concrete implementation strategy. A visualization of your approach ( e.g. a sketch, visual drafts or prototype) is beneficial - it should be as well developed as possible but appropriate to the time you have.

Check out our tutorial: Get started!

Check out our tutorial: Join a Challenge!

Your participation is not binding until you submit the form, and the qualification phase ends. You can always withdraw your submission before the deadline. Once you have uploaded your submission and you want to take part, please consider the timeline and be aware that you should be able to participate in every further step.

By participating, you do not give up any rights to your IP. BMW has no interest in taking over your idea via your participation in the Challenge. BMW Group might only wants to talk about your participation and the nature of your solution in the media. Should an interest in an IP takeover emerge, there will be joint discussions about this after the end of the challenge.

If you win the challenge, you will be invited to the rad°hub event in London. If you participate as a larger group, you can send a delegation of 1-2 people to the event in London to represent the whole group.